Metallic railroad-tie.



No. 794.048. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. R. f. SCOTT.

METALLIC RAILROAD TIE.

APLIATION TILED 00T. Z7, 1964.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

HUBERT S. SCOTT, OF

lltt IE. ttt l... llmll W12 Patented July llc, 1905.

Merritt tlltmmt SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No.794,048, dated July Lt, '1905.

Application led October 27, 1904. Serial No, 230,205.

lle it known that l', l'omnrr S. there, a Citizen ot the United twtates,residing at lvoodbury, in the eount)7 ot' ('lloueester and State ot NewJersey, have invented new and use'tiul lmprovements Vin llfletalliellailroadr1`ies,oliwhieh the itollow ing ay speeilieation.

This invention relates to met-allie railroadties; and the object thereofis to provide a rigid structure eonstituting` a lirni vt'oundation, aswell as a broad bearing-suritaee. 'tor the traelt-rails, while at thesame time em plot/'ing a eomparatively small amount o'l material, and,it'urthermore` to provide in eonneetion therewith means 'tor retainingthe track-rails upon the tie so that the ehanees ot the track-railsspreadingl will be reduced to a minimum. Y

'lhe iiwention 'tur-ther aims to provide a metallie railway-tie withmeans to prevent the same when plaeed Vin position vt'rom moving in thedirection ot the track-bed, and also with means to prevent the tie tr`ommo\\'ing transversely of the track-bed, said means also acting as areintoreement or stillj'ener for the body ot the tie.

The invention further aims to construct a metallic: railway-tie whiehshall be sin'rple in its emistruetion, strong, durable, etlieient in itsuse, preventing the, track-rails :trom spreading, and comparativel)7inexpel'isive to inaiuitaeture.

lith the toregoing and, other objeets in view the invention consists ota novel eombination and arrangement o't parts hereinaftter morespeciheall)7 described, illustrated in the aeeoinpanying drawings, andpartieularl)v pointed out in the elaims hereunto appended.

lin deseribing the invention in detail rel erenee had to theaeeompauying drawings, tornling a part ot this speei'tieation, andwherein like re'tereuee eharaeters denote eorresponding parts thrmlghoutthe seveal. Views, and ,in whiol1- Figure 1 is a longitudinal seetionalView ot a metallie railway-tie eonstxi'uoted in aeeordanee with thisinvention. Altig. is a top plan view thereot. l1`ig. 33 Vis apersperti've view ot the combinedv traelvrail bearing and.

retaining braeltet. Fig. I- is an inverted plan view ot one end ol thetie. Fig. 5 is :t perspeet ive view ot one end otl the tie with thecombined traeltsrail bearing and retaining bracket removed, and Fig. t3is a detail.

lte't'erring to the drawings by `retereuee eharaeters, the bod)Y ot thetie is tormed trom a pieee oit [lat metallie niateriail substantiall)vvot a length equal to the ties now `in general use and divided into apair ot end portions '1 2, connected together l y' an interimaliateportion 25. The end portions V1 Q at their Center and at a point removed'trom eaeh end thereo't are ot greater width than the intermediateportion il, while the remainder ot the said end portions 1 2 is ot thesame width as said iuterlmaliate portion 3. lhe enlarged parts o 'li theend portions l L) are Vindieated by the re'terenee Character Lt.

The 'toregdlhg is the preflrred manner o'tf eonstrueting the tie, but itis evident that the bod7 ot the tie may be ot the same width throughout.but eonstruetiug the bodyY in the manner as shown obtains saving inmaterial.

Upon the upper tace oli the intermediate portion I, approxinultelyeentrally thereo't, extending the entire length thereot, and projectingover upon the end portions Il is a ltiilgltlidinallv-exten(lingreintoreingtn'aoe 5. Said braee 5 is suitably seeured Ato the body oitthe tie, but, it desired, may be an integralv part thereojt'. The`internualiarte portion l is provided throughout at :its sides withlongitudinally extending depending Yflanges (i, whieh are adapted toreinlioree as well as stitlen said intermediate portion P and also toengage in the traek-bed to prevent the tie moving in the direetion olthe length ot the track-bed. 'llo prevent the tie 'trom moving`transversely ot the t1:1el\'-lwd and also to rein'toree and stillen theend portions l 2, the lower vt'aee ol said end portions t 2 has suitablyseeured thereto or formed` integral therewith al series otobliouelyextendiug depending eleats T, whieh enga go with the road-bedand prevent displacement oli the tie when the latter is in position. Thelower taee oitl the intermediate "portion El is also provided, withA arib il' Ij'or the same purpose as the eleats 7.

Upon the upper face of each of the end portions 1 2 is secured aplurality of inner and outer pairs of shoes, as shown two; but it isevident the number of shoes can be increased or diminished, as desired.The shoes that constitute each pair of shoes extend longitudinally ofthe end portions 1 2 and are separated by an intervening space,(indicated by the reference character S.) Each of the shoes consists ofa pair of brackets 9 10, having at their lower ends the flanges 11,through which extend the holdfast devices 12 for securing the bracketsin position. The brackets 9 of the inner pairs of shoes are of greaterlength than the brackets 1() and extend upon the intermediate portionThe brackets when in position are arranged a suitable distance apart, soas to form a pocket. The shoes are adapted to receive the combinedbearing and retaining brackets for the trackrails, there being onecombined bearing and retaining bracket mounted upon an end portion ofthe body of the tie.

EachV of the combined bearing and retaining brackets for the track-railsconsists of a transversely-extending bar 13, standing on edge and whichterminates at each end ina member 14 extending in a longitudinaldirection with respect to the body of the tie. The bar 13 has projectingoutwardly therefrom a pair of supporting-arms 15, which extend in alongitudinal direction with respect to the body of the tie, and the bar13 has projecting inwardly from one side thereof a pair ofsupporting-arms 1G, which extend in a longitudinal direction withrespect to the body of the tie. The armsl are adapted to enter a shoe ofeach pair of shoes, and the arms 1G are adapted to enter the other shoeof each pair of shoes. rlhe top edge of the members 14 at one sidethereof is provided with shoulders 17, and the top edge of the arms 15is provided with shoulders 18, the shoulders 17 and 1S being intransverse alinement. The other side of the top edge of the members 1lis provided with shoulders 19, and the top edge of the arms 1G is alsoprovided with retaining-lips Q0. rl`he shoulders 19 and lips Q() arearranged in transverse alinement. The members 1l are supported upon theenlarged part 1 of the end portions 1 2. The transversely-extending' bar13, when the combined bearing and retaining bracket is in position, isadapted to extend across the intervening space 8, which is formedbetween the shoes of each pair of shoes. The brackets 9 and 10 whichform the shoes are tapered downwardly, and the arms 15 and 1G are alsotapered downwardly. The bearing and retaining bracket is secured withinthe shoes and to the body of the tie through thc medium of a pair ofbolts 21, extending through a pair of the shoes and over the top edge ofthe arms 1G. That portion of the top edges of the arms 15 16, as well asthe members 14, which is arranged between the shoulders 1T 1S and thelips 19 20, is cut away, so as to form a seat Q2 for the base of therail, the base of the rail'at. one side also extending under the lips 192O and the other side of the base of the rail bearing against theshoulders 17 .18. lVhen the track-rail is in position, it rests upon theseat 22, and the base of the rail is positioned in a manner ashereinbefore referred to. To further retain the rail in position, a dogor brace is employed and which is pivoted to one of the shoes. rllhe dogor brace is indicated by the reference character 23 and its pivot by 2l.The dog or brace at its lower portion extends in the shoe, and when inits locking position the dog or brace engages in a notch formed in thearm, and at its upper end bears against the web of the rail. then thedog or brace is in its locking position, it has a wedge action bearingfirmly against the web of the rail and against the wall of the notch.

To set the tie in position, the same is arranged transversely of thetrack-bed with the shoes suitably arranged in position, the combinedbearing and retaining brackets are inserted in the slices, the means forretaining the brackets within the shoes placed in position, thetrack-rails mounted upon the brackets in the manner as hereinbefore setforth, and the dog moved into position and retained in such lockingposition. Then the tie is in position, the flanges G and cleats 7 engagein the track-bed and prevent displacement of the tie. To give additionalresistance, a bracket 2G is secured to the upper face of each of the endportions 1 2 near each side edge thereof at the outer side of thebearing and retaining brackets, and said brackets 2G bear against theouter face of the members 14e.

It is thought the many advantages of a metallic railway-tie constructedin accordance with the foregoing description, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, can be thoroughly understood, and it willfurthermore be evident that changes, 'ariations, and modifications canbe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages, and I therefore do not wish torestrict myself to the details of construction as herein shown anddescribed, but reserve the right to make such changes, variations, andmodifications as come properly within the scope of the protectionprayed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A metallic railway tie comprising a body portion, shoes arranged ateach end thereof, and a combined bearing and retain- IOO IIO

ing bracket mounted in the shoes at eaeh end ot the body portion.

2. ill. metallic railway-tie involving a body portion having`longitndinally Xtending tlangeo and obliouely-extending cleats, `aaidVflange@l and cleats adapted to engage in the track-bed to preventdisplacement ol. the tie.

3. l metallie railway-tie involving ay body portioin a plurality ol.pairs olf longitluli` nally-extendijng shoes mounted npon eaeh cnd otthe body portionr` and a eoinbined bearingl and retainingl bracketmounted in the shoes at eaeh end oil.I the body portion ot the tie.

yl. A metallic railway-tie involvingI a body portion providral Vwithmeans tor engaging the track-bed to ilirevent diaplaceinent t|iereot atranswasely-exteiiding combined bearing and retainingI bracket mountedupon each end ot said body portion and provided with a plurality otShoulders and l ips, and means tor retaining the braekets upon the endsoli' the body portion.

A metallic railway-tie involving a body portion, longitmlinally-extending l-Shoes mounted upon each end ot said body portion, acombined bearing and retaining braeket mounted in the shoes at each endo'li Said body portion, and means extending through the shoes 'Forretainingl the brackets in ponition.

A metallic railway-tie involving a body portion, shoes mounted u pon theupper tace ot said body portion at each end thereof, and a bracketinouiited in the Shoee at eaeh end ot the body portion, said bracketsprovided with a plurality oit Seats, Shoulders and lips tor Supporting`and retaining a traekrail.

7. A metallie railway-tie involving a body portion, shoes mounted nponthe upper taee oit said body portion at eaeh end thereof, a bracketmounted in the shoes at eaeh end of the body portion` said braeketsprovided with a plurality ot Heats, shoulders and lips tor supportingand retaining the 'traeloraih and means extending through the shoes forretaining the brackets in position.

t3. ik metallic `railway-tie involving' a body portion` shoes mountednpou the upper t'aee oil Said body portion at each end thereof, abracket. mounted in the shoes at eaeh end, oil. the body portion, Saidbraekets jtnovided. with a plurality olE Heats, shoulder` and lips :tor,supporting` and retaining a traeka'ail, ineanS extending through theShoes iter retaining the braeketnl in position, and retaining-dogs forone side oil?" the track-rail.

t). A metallie railway-tie involving a body portion havingllongitudinallyextending; flangesI adapted to engage in the track-bed toprevent displacement oitI the tie in one direction and 'Further providedwith obliqnely extending inclined cleats engaging in the traek-bed loprevent the dieplacenlent oit the tic in another direction, and aplurality o'f longitudinally -extcnding shoes mounted upon the upper'tace o'll l@aid body portion, combined with meanzsl mounted in Saidshoes ilior connecting the traek-rail with the body portion.

l0. A metallic railway-tie involving a tlat body portion and a pluralityet upwardly` and longitudinally extending Shoes suitably eonneeted Vwiththe upper ilfaoe ot said, body portion, combined with means mounted insaid shoes tor supporting and connecting` the traclorails upon and tothe body portion.

l1. A metallie railway-tic involving a body portion,loiigitudiually-extending shoea` suitably mounted npon the `upper tacetherew otq and eombined `track-rail bearing and retaining bracketsmounted in said Shoes.

` l2. A nietallie railway-tie involving a body portion provided withlongitudinally extemling tlanges and obliduefly-extending cleats, saideleat and tlanges ]jnfeventing die`- placement ot thc tie when inpositioin combined with trark-irail bearing and retaining` bracketsremovably eonneeted with the bod 't portion`r said braekets providedwith a plnrality ot ehouldere` and lips.

ln teatimony whereoit l have hereunto Set my hand in presence of twoSubscribing witnesten.

VOBERl El. SCOTT.

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